Early career Born in
Saint-Louis, Senegal, Waigo began his career at
Verona on 3 June 2002, before heading to
Serie B outfit
Cesena in 2005. After a successful spell where he was the highest-scoring non-Italian in the 2006–07 season he was signed by
Genoa on 9 July 2007 for €5 million (cash plus
Salvatore Aurelio valued at €500,000 and
Dario Biasi at €100,000), signing a five-year contract. Both Vanden Borre and Papa Waigo's 50% registration right was valued €2.1 million. He made his Serie A debut on 26 August 2007, Genoa 0–3 lost to
Milan. He began his Fiorentina career in impressive style, with two goals in his first three games, including one in the 3–2 away victory against giants
Juventus on 2 March.
Loan spells On 27 January 2009, Waigo signed for
Serie B side
Lecce on loan until the end of the season. While on loan he played six games but failed to score for the club. On 2 September 2009, Waigo signed a season long loan with
Football League One side,
Southampton. The season long loan carried with it an option for Southampton to purchase the player which was not taken up. He made his debut on 13 September 2009 in a 1–1 draw at
Charlton Athletic, replacing
Adam Lallana in the 90th minute. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October 2009 in a 4–1 home win over
Gillingham. He celebrated with his trademark 'Waigo Dance', involving him stepping ungainly thrice, before tapping his neck twice. He followed this up by scoring twice against
Torquay United, as the Saints came from 2–0 down at half time to draw 2–2 and then win on penalties (with Waigo converting his) in the
Football League Trophy. Waigo also scored twice in the Area Semi-final against
Norwich City, which took the game to penalties. Waigo also took a penalty which he scored. He also scored in the Football League Trophy final which took place at
Wembley Stadium. He was able to lift up the trophy as Southampton won it 4–1. He finished that competition top goalscorer with five goals. On 4 January 2011, Waigo moved on loan to
Grosseto.
Ascoli Calcio On his return from the latest loan spell, on 10 August 2011, he was transferred to Serie B side
Ascoli on a free transfer.
Al Wahda On 25 June 2012, Waigo moved to the UAE, to sign for
Al-Wahda on a two-year deal. == International career ==